連れん座ざ制せい

noun

guilt-by-association system; joint liability system

Primarily refers to the Japanese election law provision where a candidate can be disqualified if a campaign staff member commits a serious violation. Also used more broadly for any system of collective responsibility.

• 選せん挙きょ違い反はんで連れん座ざ制せいが適てき用ようされ、当とう選せんが無む効こうになった。

  The guilt-by-association system was applied due to an election violation, and the election was invalidated.

• 連れん座ざ制せいは、候こう補ほ者しゃ本ほん人にんが関かん与よしていなくても失しっ職しょくさせる厳きびしい制せい度どだ。

  The joint liability system is a strict rule that can remove an elected official from office even if they were not personally involved.